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CLEAPSS Laboratory Handbook
The latest versions of the Laboratory Handbook.

Please note that the Handbook is being replaced by individual Guides. Updated version will NOT contain any new information.

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Provides an overview and full index of all Laboratory Handbook sections.

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Gives guidance on preventing and dealing with fires in the context of school science laboratories, including risk assessment, sensible and statutory precautions, fire extinguishers and other fire figh.. more

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Covers aspects of personal safety relating to personal protective equipment (PPE) including eye protection, lab coats etc, safety screens, laboratory hygeine (including eating and drinking in a lab) a.. more

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Section 14 of the CLEAPSS handbook has been updated and republished as a number of short, individual documents. You can search for these using key words.

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Guidance on general laboratory equipment including low voltage supplies, magnifiers, meters, micrometer screw gauges, microscopes, pumps, thermometers, timers, tubing and volume measurement.

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Guidance and information on a range of biology topics and equipment such as microbiology, tissue culture, biology teaching models, plants, seeds and pesticides, ponds, preserved specimens, respiromete.. more

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Useful addresses, chemical hazard and storage data and a list of acronyms used throughout the guide and elsewhere on the CLEAPSS website.

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An extensive range of reference tables and data covering everything from atomic masses to unit conversion.

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Guidance on general laboratory equipment including balances, barometers, calorimeters, cells and batteries, centrifuges, spirit burners and other heating equipment, steam engines, gas cylinders and ge.. more

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Section 12 of the CLEAPSS handbook has been updated and republished as a number of short, individual documents. You can search for these using key words

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